2021-03-24
Glitch in online banking used to steal thousands
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A young financial services worker who spotted a technical glitch in an online banking system and manipulated it to steal almost €25,000 has been given a suspended sentence. He accepted Ncube's admissions, lack of relevant convictions, education and work history before he handed down a three-year sentence which he suspended in full on condition that Ncube pay €14,500 to the investigating garda for onward transmission to Bank of Ireland within six months.